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Smart Dress by Australian Women's Weekly

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Smart Dress

by Australian Women's Weekly

Published in

The Australian Women's Weekly, Saturday 23 March 1946

Trove

Craft

Knitting

Category

Dress

Published

March 1946

Yarn weight

Light Fingering ?

Gauge

17 stitches and 22 rows = 2 inches
in on No. 11 (3mm) needles

Needle size

US 2½ - 3.0 mm

US 5 - 3.75 mm

Yardage

3312 - 3519 yards (3028 - 3218 m)

Sizes available

Length from shoulder, 38½in.; width all round under the arms, 35in.; short sleeve seam, 5in.; long sleeve seam, 18in.

Languages

English

This pattern is available for free.

This tailored dress with the popular shirt neckline is precisely designed. It will not sag or lose its perfect line. Instructions are given for short or long sleeves.

Materials: Patons Beehive fingering 3-ply (“Patonised” Shrink-resist finish); 16oz. (short sleeves), 17oz. long sleeves; 1 pair each No 9 and No. 11 knitting needles; 4 buttons.

For more information, see: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47118633